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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter stop Freke from doing at the last moment in Chapter 11?

2. Whom had Levy been seen talking to in Battersea Park on the night of his disappearance?

3. According to a mother in Chapter 11, why has Freke been seeing her daughter for free?

4. What does the Dowager say in regard to her son's health in Chapter 9?

5. What does Peter fear will happen if Parker leaves the house in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Freke's confession letter end in Chapter 13?

2. Who does Sugg suspect of killing the body in the bathtub? What does Parker think of this theory?

3. Why does Peter decline to reveal who he believes the murderer is in Chapter 9?

4. How do Peter and Parker extract some valuable information from Piggot?

5. What does Parker tell Peter about Peruvian oil stock in Chapter 7?

6. What does Milligan say when asked whether he knew Mr.Levy in Chapter 7?

7. Why does Peter ask his mother to return with him to London in Chapter 9?

8. What information does Bunter learn from Freke's manservant?

9. What does Peter find that his mother has realized upon his arrival at the lunch in Chapter 7?

10. What does Milligan say about how things would be different in the United States in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lord Peter Wimsey is an example of the gentleman detection archetype. What are the traits of this archetype? Why is Peter an example of this archetype? What other famous characters are also examples of this archetype?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of deception in the novel "Whose Body?" Who deceives whom and why? How do these deceptions confuse the investigators, including Peter? What are some lies that Freke admits to in his confession letter?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Why might Peter or the other investigators have suspected them of murder at times? What motives could these characters have had for murder? Which characters bring a comedic element to the novel?

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